The Minister for Territorial Cohesion states that a "study of all areas without signal" has already been carried out and that "an investment of more than 300 million euros" is at stake. The Minister for Territorial Cohesion confirmed this Wednesday that the Government is awaiting authorization from the European Commission to invest 300 million euros in fiber optic infrastructure to cover the entire country.

Sonepar has completed the acquisition of Digamel (approximately €70 million in sales, 200 employees, and 8 branches). The transaction has received approval from the Spanish authorities.
This acquisition will allow Sonepar to strengthen its market presence in Galicia and Asturias, the regions where Digamel primarily operates.

A study commissioned by Nokia and conducted by Analysys Mason revealed that network API exposure is one of the top 5 priorities for 73% of communications service providers (CSPs), who are turning to open APIs (application programming interfaces) and SDKs (software development kits) to enable software developers to create programs that deliver new 5G services to customers.

As part of the FTTH Conference 2023 program in Madrid, the FTTH Council Europe has published several market reports outlining the latest figures on fiber deployment trends in Europe: the FTTH/B Market Overview 2023, the Global FTTH/B Ranking 2023, the FTTH/B Forecasts for 2023-2028, and the updated report on FTTH/B in Rural Areas, prepared by IDATE. All reports are based on the latest available data from September 2022. The reports confirm the positive trend in fiber optic deployments across Europe.

Sateliot will launch the first 5G satellite in history into space in April, aiming to democratize access to the Internet of Things. The GroundBreaker, as this satellite is named, reflects its disruptive nature, marking a turning point in satellite telecommunications. It conveys the idea that there is no other satellite like it in orbit operating with standard 5G technology.

The DXC Technology Advanced Hyperautomation Center has been presented in Sant Cugat del Vallès, whose objective is to respond to the growing demand for efficiencies in business processes, allowing companies to grow sustainably, improving quality and reducing the time and cost of executing their business processes.

Sateliot and the Global Certification Forum (GCF) have signed an agreement introducing a standard certification to the satellite industry for the first time. This alliance, also the first between the GCF and a satellite operator, will accelerate the availability and commercialization of Sateliot's technology, which features IoT chips and modules certified to the 3GPP 5G NB-IoT NTN Release 17 standard for use by all operators.

The University of Granada (UGR) and Fujitsu Spain announce the creation of the "Technology for People" Chair. Its objective is to expand, within the university world, the development and research of Artificial Intelligence and Supercomputing technologies applied to improving public services for citizens and their potential impact on ethics and sustainable development.

The $19 billion merger between Orange (ORAN.PA) and MasMovil faces a large-scale antitrust investigation in the EU, three people familiar with the matter said Tuesday, in a test of whether EU regulators could loosen restrictions on deals in the sector.

Nokia has announced that it has broken two optical transport records in real-world field tests on the GlobalConnect optical network in Europe. The demonstration used Nokia's sixth-generation supercoherent photonic service engine, PSE-6s, to achieve 1.2 Tb/s over meter distances (118 km) and 800 Gb/s over long distances (2,019 km), both using a single wavelength.

Control of the electromagnetic spectrum is one of the least known, yet most important factors in ensuring the operational capabilities of an army and the security of any country. The Directorate General of Armament and Material (DGAM) has awarded Indra a contract to develop and test the Santiago Electronic Defense program within the national program.

Eaton has announced the addition of Rittal to its xModular Partner Program. Eaton’s xModular Partner Program is an approach that enables the flexibility to deliver multiple designs across multiple applications and geographies. Launched in July 2022, Eaton’s new xModular system reduces the complexity of data center design, on-site construction, and coordination.

It appears the European Union is encouraging cross-border consolidation in the telecommunications sector, which could have significant ramifications for the union's major players. The idea of ​​a unified European telecommunications market has gained traction recently, according to information obtained by telecoms.com from an EU spokesperson.

According to the German publication Heise Online, the European Commission intends to accelerate the transition to gigabit networks like fiber optics by allowing operators to review the wholesale prices of their copper networks. Network owners with a significant market share, such as Deutsche Telekom in Germany or Orange in France, should be able to increase the copper line rental costs that competitors must pay for their use, provided that both competitors and end customers have the option to switch to a very high-capacity network.

The CNMC has published a study on public subsidies allocated to broadband deployment in the least connected areas of Spain. Between 2013 and 2020, €344 million in public aid facilitated broadband deployment in more than 40% of Spanish municipalities.

Connectivity is at the heart of the digital transformation across all sectors of our economy and society. Wireless communication systems offer opportunities for flexible and scalable connectivity tailored to specific industry needs, opening up unimaginable possibilities. At HANNOVER MESSE 2023, the three partners VDMA, ZVEI, and Deutsche Messe will present the "Industrial Wireless Arena + 5G Networks & Applications" to provide a practical illustration of how it all works.

SPS - Smart Production Solutions, organized by Mesago Messe Frankfurt, will debut in the USA region as "Automation Sector powered by SPS" at IMTS 2024, before a separate trade fair is held in Atlanta in 2025.

As a complement to the Nuremberg trade fair and its associated events in Italy and China, the new SPS brand will debut in the region under the name "Automation Sector powered by SPS".

Nokia announced today that Telefónica Spain has successfully tested its 25G PON technology. The test, the first in Spain to demonstrate symmetrical speeds of 20 Gbps, proved that the next-generation 25G PON can coexist with Telefónica's existing GPON solution.

Telefónica, with nearly 60 million homes passed FTTH already deployed across its multiple business units, has validated with this test that current GPON and XGS-PON broadband technologies can coexist seamlessly on the same fiber as 25G PON.

Conectronica.com, media partner of the ANGA COM trade fair, confirms that more than four months before the start, registrations have already been received for over 22,000 m² of gross exhibition space for ANGA COM 2023, taking place from May 23 to 25, 2023. Currently, there is a significant increase of more than 30 percent in reserved space compared to the existing customer base alone, compared to 2022.

Atos and its ecosystem of partners have been selected by the Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories to develop and supply the "Management IT System" for Réseau Radio du Futur (RRF - Radio Network of the Future), the secure and resilient broadband network for national security and rescue services. The contract, awarded to the Atos-led consortium, is valued at €43 million over seven years under the framework agreement for Lot 3.